Desiderio pascual arnillas



(No Model.)

Y D. P. ARNILLAS.

BOTTLE.

aaPatentdApr. 26, 1898.

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BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NQ 603,017', dated April26, 1898.

Application led August l2, 1897. Serial No. 647,960. (No model.)

To caf/ZZ whom t may concern,.- Y

Be it known that I, DESIDERIO PASCUAL ARNILLAS, a subject of the King ofSpain, and a resident of Santiago, Cuba, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bottles, of Which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

This invention relates to improvements in bottles; and the objectthereof is to provide the glass bottles that are to be used forcontaining various kinds of liquors With a closure which shall preventthe reiilling of the same after the original contents have been emptied.

The invention consists in a casing which is litted in the neck of thebottle in such a manner that when once seated it cannot be eX- tractedWithout breaking the neck and also in devices secured in the casingwhich will permit the outflow of the contents from the bottle, but willnot allow inflow 0f liquids to it, access to the valve mechanism beingimpossible through the outlet-passages thereof, means being provided toprevent the introduction of instruments for that purpose.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and speciticallysetforth in the anneXed claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, Figurel is a vertical sectional elevation showing my device in position in abottle. Fig. 2 is a top View showing the sealing-cap. Fig. 3 is a planview of the top or outlet of the closure. Fig. 4 is a plan of the bottompart, which carries the valve. Fig. 5 is an end view of the same,showing the valve opened; and Fig. 6 is avertical section ot Fig. 3,taken on the line In this example of my invention I have illustrated thebottle A as having a square or rectangular neck portion B, andinteriorly upon the opposite side Walls of the said neck are producedrectangular flanges or shoulders C. A casing A', produced from anysuitable material and ot' rectangular configuration, having lateralflanges a extended from the body portion thereof, is tted in the neck ofthe bottle, the flanges resting upon its top. The casing is extendedupwardly from the iianges in conical form, as at a', and the upper edgeof this extended portion is provided with an annularilange or bead o2.An interior recess is formed in the casing A for the reception of thevalve and outlet mechanism. In the exterior of tivo opposite side Wallsof the casing A are formed the recesses 17, and at suitable points insaid Walls above said recesses are secured spring-catches t', whichdepend at the side of the casing and enter said recesses whencompressed, and when the casing A is inserted in the neck B and pusheddownwardly therein a suliicient distance the spring catches will bereleased from the recesses and engage the shoulders C and retain thecasing Within the neck. When it isA desired to seal the outlet of thecasing o?, a metallic cap c, having notches therein, is placed over theaperture and a iianged locking-bar c is rotated upon the same to engagethe bead a2 and lock the cap c in position. Secured interiorly oi" thesaid casing I provide a device which, While it effectually closes thebottle, Will permit the contents to new out and embodies a shell orcasing-D, having zigzag interior side Walls d, a top Wall or portion d',having two opposite passage-Waysor outlets d2, and a bottom part E,having a central aperture or opening e, in op posite sides of which isjournals-d a swinging valve or gate e', the said gate being beveled ateach end, as at e2, and having end and side flanges e3 upon its top andbottom surfaces, which beveled and flanged ends tit into correspondingbevels e4 and recesses e5, formed in the opening e., in Which the valvee operates. By this construction the valve can be opened onlyin thedirection required to permit the liquid in the bottle to liow out Wheninverted, as it will be apparent that When the bottle is in a verticalposition the pivoted valve Will by gravity drop into its seat and closethe passage, the upwardlyppening side of the valve being made heavier,as at e6, than the other side. Upon the surface ofthe lower part of thecasing I also attach a light bow-spring F, the free end of which bearsupon the upper surface of the valve and serves to make the action of thevalve more certain.

The operating parts of the aforesaid valve device having been assembledform an interior casing which is inserted in the lower end entering thebottle at the other side.

of the casing A' and secured therein by means of the piece f, insertedin thespacve below the valve device and attached thereto by cement;

Rubber strips or bands may be inserted between the two casings to maketight joints. Upon one side of the conical top portion of the casing isinserted or attached a colored glass ball Gr or other object to indicatethe direction in which the bottleshould be inclined when it is desiredrto pour yout any of its contents.

The operation of the device is as follows: The bottle having beenfilled, the external casing, with its valve mechanism secured therein,is inserted in the neck of the bottle until the spring-catches engagethe shoulders in the neck, which will close the bottle securely. To pourout the contents, the bottle is inverted, when the pressure of theliquid will act upon the under surface of one side of the swinging valveand open the outlet, air The liquid will flow into the chamber and outthrough the passage-ways in the top portion.

When the bottle is returned to its normal vertical or to an inclinedposition, the weighted swinging valve will drop into its seat from itsown gravity, and its closing will be insured by the pressure of thebow-spring upon it, the spring used being light enough to yield to thepressure of the valve and ythe weight of outflowing liquid. Owing to thezigzag shape of the walls of the chamber no instrument can reach thevalve, and the valve itself will always remain in close connection withits seat unless the bottle is inverted.

I do not conne myself to the precise form of the parts or materialscomprising this apparatus as set forth, as it is evident that thevarious parts may be varied in shape according to the shape of the neckof the bottle without departing from the spirit of my invention. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a non-,reiillablefbottle attachment for bottles, embodying anouter casing secured in the neck thereof, an interior casing comprisinga chamber having Zigzagf'side walls, outlet-passages in the top andabottom passage leading into said chamber; a centrallypivoted weightedvalve having flanges on the upper side thereof seated in said passage,substantially as shown and described.

2. A non-fillable attachment for bottles, comprising a casing having atop extension, means for sealing the same and an indicating devicethereon, lateral flanges extended from ythe Walls thereof, recesses intwo opposite walls, spring-catchesdepending over said recesses, a valveand outlet mechanism secured in said casing forming a compartment andembodying zigzag side walls, a top part hav,- in g passage-ways thereinleading into the casing and a bottom part having an outlet communicatingwith rthe body of the bottle, a weighted valve pivoted in said outletand a spring secured in the bottom part of the compartment bearing uponsaid valve, in combination with a bottle having internal flanges in the.neck thereofysubstantially as shown and described.

. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as y y my invention I havesigned my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 29th day of July, A.D. 1897.

DESIDERIO PASCUAL ARNILLAS.

Witnesses:

BEUNAVENTURE CRUZ, V. V. HERNANDES.

